Brighter Tomorrows Inc
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What it says it does
PROVIDES SERVICES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS WHICH INCLUDE SHELTER, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND OTHER INTENSIVE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.
- Income
- $2.9 million
- Spending
- $2.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 92%
- Reserves
- 4.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 72%
- Employees
- 41
- Volunteers
- 7
- Highest pay
- $133,105, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 76 out of 100. Higher than 64% of charities in its peer group (housing, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.9 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 19% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 1% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1592% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 70% of charities in its peer group (housing, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $601,515 spent. RESIDENTIAL SHELTER PROGRAM - A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER IN AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION PROVIDES HOUSING FOR 19 WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN NEED OF IMMEDIATE PLACEMENT IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR 90 DAYS. THE SHELTER IS STAFFED AROUND THE CLOCK FOR ACCESS AT ALL TIMES, 7 DAYS A WEEK AND MONITORED THROUGH A SECURITY SYSTEM. SERVICES INCLUDE LEGAL ADVOCACY, CASE MANAGEMENT, TRANSPORTATION, ADULT AND CHILDREN'S INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, SUPPORT GROUPS, PARENTING, ANGER MANAGEMENT, CHILDCARE, INFORMATION AND REFERRALS. RESIDENTIAL TRANSITIONAL PROGRAM - UNIQUE TO BRIGHTER TOMORROWS, INC. IS THE TRANSITIONAL PROGRAM WHICH IS A LONG TERM INDEPENDENT LIVING HOUSING PROGRAM SPECIFIC TO WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN WHO HAVE COME THROUGH THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER. THE HOUSES (2 IN TOTAL) ARE IN UNDISCLOSED LOCATIONS ALL SECURED BY MONITORED SECURITY SYSTEMS IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF ITS OCCUPANTS WORKING TOWARD INDEPENDENT LIVING. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROVIDES ONGOING CASE MANAGEMENT AND COUNSELING SERVICES FOR THE WOMEN WHILE THEY WORK TOWARDS OBTAINING A GED IF NECESSARY, HIGHER EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND PROCURING PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING. RESIDENTIAL SHELTER PROGRAM - A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER IN AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION PROVIDES HOUSING FOR 19 WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN NEED OF IMMEDIATE PLACEMENT IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR 90 DAYS. THE SHELTER IS STAFFED AROUND THE CLOCK FOR ACCESS AT ALL TIMES, 7 DAYS A WEEK AND MONITORED THROUGH A SECURITY SYSTEM. SERVICES INCLUDE LEGAL ADVOCACY, CASE MANAGEMENT, TRANSPORTATION, ADULT AND CHILDREN'S INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, SUPPORT GROUPS, PARENTING, ANGER MANAGEMENT, CHILDCARE, INFORMATION AND REFERRALS. RESIDENTIAL TRANSITIONAL PROGRAM - UNIQUE TO BRIGHTER TOMORROWS, INC. IS THE TRANSITIONAL PROGRAM WHICH IS A LONG TERM INDEPENDENT LIVING HOUSING PROGRAM SPECIFIC TO WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN WHO HAVE COME THROUGH THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER. THE HOUSES (2 IN TOTAL) ARE IN UNDISCLOSED LOCATIONS ALL SECURED BY MONITORED SECURITY SYSTEMS IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF ITS OCCUPANTS WORKING TOWARD INDEPENDENT LIVING. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROVIDES ONGOING CASE MANAGEMENT AND COUNSELING SERVICES FOR THE WOMEN WHILE THEY WORK TOWARDS OBTAINING A GED IF NECESSARY, HIGHER EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND PROCURING PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING.
- $607,534 spent. VICTIMES OF CRIME ACT, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF THE FOLLOWING: NON-RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS - BRIGHTER TOMORROWS, INC. PROVIDES WOMEN IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE OR MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING, LEGAL ADVOCACY, CHILDREN'S WITNESS TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAM, PARENTING PROGRAM, INFORMATION AND REFERRALS. CHILD CARE AND TRANSPORTATION ARE OFFERED ON A LIMITED BASIS AS WELL. IN ADDITION, BRIGHTER TOMORROWS, INC. HAS A 24-HOUR HOTLINE. BRIGHTER TOMORRWS, INC. HAS A SATELLITE OFFICE IN BAY SHORE WHICH OFFERS VICTIMS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH ADVOCATES IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT AWAY FROM THE ABUSER WHILE FILING ORDERS OF PROTECTIONS OR WAITING TO APPEAR IN COURT. LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND ADVOCACY - BRIGHTER TOMORROWS, INC. PROVIDES VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WITH AN ADVOCATE WHO ACCOMPANIES VICTIMS TO COURT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROCESS OF OBTAINING AN ORDER OF PROTECTION, CHILD CUSTODY, AND/OR CHILD SUPPORT. LEGAL REPRESENTATION IS PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE, AS WELL AS SERVING RESPONDENT. VICTIMES OF CRIME ACT, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF THE FOLLOWING: NON-RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS - BRIGHTER TOMORROWS, INC. PROVIDES WOMEN IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE OR MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING, LEGAL ADVOCACY, CHILDREN'S WITNESS TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAM, PARENTING PROGRAM, INFORMATION AND REFERRALS. CHILD CARE AND TRANSPORTATION ARE OFFERED ON A LIMITED BASIS AS WELL. IN ADDITION, BRIGHTER TOMORROWS, INC. HAS A 24-HOUR HOTLINE. BRIGHTER TOMORRWS, INC. HAS A SATELLITE OFFICE IN BAY SHORE WHICH OFFERS VICTIMS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH ADVOCATES IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT AWAY FROM THE ABUSER WHILE FILING ORDERS OF PROTECTIONS OR WAITING TO APPEAR IN COURT. LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND ADVOCACY - BRIGHTER TOMORROWS, INC. PROVIDES VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WITH AN ADVOCATE WHO ACCOMPANIES VICTIMS TO COURT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROCESS OF OBTAINING AN ORDER OF PROTECTION, CHILD CUSTODY, AND/OR CHILD SUPPORT. LEGAL REPRESENTATION IS PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE, AS WELL AS SERVING RESPONDENT.
- $715,341 spent. HUD RAPID REHOUSING, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF THE FOLLOWING: RENTAL ASSISTANCE - BRIGHTER TOMORROWS, INC. PROVIDES RENTAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE COORDINATED ENTRY PROGRAM FUNDED BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS DIRECTLY THROUGH THE NYS OFFICE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE TWO YEARS OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE. FINANCIAL ADVOCACY - BRIGHTER TOMORROWS, INC. ASSISTS SURVIVORS WITH BUDGETING, CREDIT REPAIR, AND JOB SEARCH. WORKSHOPS, USING THE MOVING AHEAD CURRICULUM CREATED BY THE ALLSTATE FOUNDATION, ARE PRESENTED TO SURVIVORS BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIA ZOOM. PARTICIPANTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A MATCH SAVINGS PROGRAM.
- $597,636 spent. OTHER PROGRAMS - SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THAT DO NOT FALL INTO THE CATEGORIES OF THE THREE ABOVE NAMED PROGRAMS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ADVOCACY SERVICES, COUNSELING SERVICES AND THE WOMEN'S RE-ENTRY PROGRAM. BRIGHTER TOMORROWS, INC., IN COLLABORATION WITH THE SUFFOLK COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HAS CREATED A UNIQUE RE-ENTRY PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM FACILITATES ON SITE EDUCATION AND INTERVENTION TO THE FEMALE POPULACE. IT ALSO PROVIDES THERAPEUTIC RE-ENTRY RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT OPTIONS UPON RELEASE.
- OTHER PROGRAMS - SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THAT DO NOT FALL INTO THE CATEGORIES OF THE THREE ABOVE NAMED PROGRAMS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ADVOCACY SERVICES, COUNSELING SERVICES AND THE WOMEN'S RE-ENTRY PROGRAM. BRIGHTER TOMORROWS, INC., IN COLLABORATION WITH THE SUFFOLK COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HAS CREATED A UNIQUE RE-ENTRY PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM FACILITATES ON SITE EDUCATION AND INTERVENTION TO THE FEMALE POPULACE. IT ALSO PROVIDES THERAPEUTIC RE-ENTRY RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT OPTIONS UPON RELEASE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1993.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Caution.
California's Attorney General lists its registration as revoked as of December 31, 1990. Organizations on this list may not solicit donations in California.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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